TITLE 13 INSURANCE
CHAPTER 14 TITLE INSURANCE
PART 7 LOAN POLICIES
13.14.7.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Office of Superintendent of Insurance (“OSI”).
[13.14.7.1
NMAC – Rp, 13.14.7.1 NMAC, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.2 SCOPE: This rule applies to all title
insurers, all title insurance agencies, and all title insurance agents
conducting title insurance business in New Mexico.
[13.14.7.2
NMAC – Rp, 13.14.7.2 NMAC, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Sections
59A-2-8, 59A-2-9, 59A-30-4, 59A-30-6, 59A-30-6.1, 59A-30-6.2 and 59A-30-8 NMSA
1978.
[13.14.7.3
NMAC – Rp, 13.14.7.3 NMAC, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[13.14.7.4
NMAC – Rp, 13.14.7.4 NMAC, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
section.
[13.14.7.5
NMAC – Rp, 13.14.7.5 NMAC, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.6 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this rule is to
establish requirements for loan policies.
[13.14.7.6
NMAC – Rp, 13.14.7.6 NMAC, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.7 DEFINITIONS:
See 13.14.1 NMAC.
[13.14.7.7
NMAC – Rp, 13.14.7.7 NMAC, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.8 LOAN POLICIES:
A. A
loan policy shall be issued for the face amount of the loan or loans insured.
When the land covered in the policy represents only part of the security of the
loan(s), the policy shall be written in the amount of the value of such land or
the amount of the loan(s) insured, whichever is less. When requested by an
insured, a loan policy may be issued in an amount equal to the original
principal amount of the indebtedness plus interest (capitalized or otherwise)
not to exceed twenty percent of the principal amount.
B. A
loan policy may insure liens on multiple tracts in the same manner as an owner’s
policy.
C. A
title insurer or title insurance agency issuing a loan policy shall deliver the
new owner’s(s) NM form 9, containing all of the required information available
at that time and shall ask the owner’s(s) to indicate whether an owner’s policy
is declined. The title insurer or title insurance agency shall retain a copy of
the completed NM form 9 with a copy of the loan policy for at least two years
whenever an owner’s policy is declined.
D. Except
as otherwise provided in these rules, NM form 63 is subject to the rules,
premiums and charges applicable to loan policies. An insurer or agency may
issue NM form 63:
(1) if the real property encumbered by the lien of the insured
mortgage is one to four family residential property;
(2) if the loan secured by the lien of the insured mortgage is not
a construction loan or a leasehold interest; and
(3) if all applicable premiums are charged for omitting the standard
exceptions.
E. When
an NM form 63 is issued, if required by these rules, or if the insurer does not
consider the risk acceptable, schedule B affirmative insurance provisions may
be removed or modified by including an exception in the schedule B addendum,
and standard exceptions may be added.
F. Unless
otherwise provided in these rules, a loan policy with a leasehold loan
endorsement shall contain the same standard exceptions, be subject to the same
premium and be subject to deletion of the same standard exceptions as a
standard loan policy. A leasehold loan endorsement shall be attached to a loan
policy to create a loan policy insuring a leasehold estate.
[13.14.7.8 NMAC – Rp,
13.14.7.8 NMAC, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.9 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.9 NMAC – Rn, 13
NMAC 14.7.9, 5/15/2000; A, 3/1/2002, Repealed, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.10 STANDARD EXCEPTIONS: A loan policy shall contain standard exceptions 1 through 7
except as otherwise provided by these rules.
[13.14.7.10 NMAC – Rp, 13.14.7.10 NMAC, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.11 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.11 NMAC – Rn, 13
NMAC 14.7.9, 5/15/2000; A, 10/1/2012, Repealed, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.12 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.12 NMAC – Rn, 13
NMAC 14.7.12, 5/15/2000; A, 10/1/2012, Repealed, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.13 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.13 NMAC – Rn, 13
NMAC 14.7.13, 5/15/2000; A, 10/1/2012, Repealed, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.14 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.14 NMAC – Rn, 13
NMAC 14.7.14, 5/15/2000; A, 10/1/2012, A, 7/31/2014, A, 3/1/2016, Repealed,
1/1/2021]
13.14.7.15 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.15 NMAC – Rn, 13
NMAC 14.7.15, 5/15/2000; A, 10/1/2012, Repealed, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.16 POLICY
INSURING A CONSTRUCTION LOAN - PENDING DISBURSEMENT CLAUSE:
A. When
a title insurer or agency issues a loan policy insuring a construction loan mortgage,
the title insurer may require a specific pending disbursement clause. Such
clause may be in the form directed by the title insurer, or it may be in the
following form: “Pending disbursement of the full proceeds of the loan secured
by the mortgage or deed of trust set forth under schedule A hereof, this policy
insures only to the extent of the amount actually disbursed but increases as
each disbursement is made, in good faith, and without knowledge of any defect
in, or objections to, the title, up to the face amount of the policy.” Prior to
each disbursement of the loan proceeds, the title shall be down dated for
possible liens or objections intervening between the date hereof and the date
of such disbursement.
B. At
the time of each disbursement, NM form 22 may be issued showing any changes in
title to the insured property and stating the total amount of the proceeds of
the construction loan advanced by the lender at the date the endorsement is issued.
[13.14.7.16 NMAC – N, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.17 REPLACING LOAN
POLICY UPON RECEIVERSHIP: Issuance of a replacement loan
policy shall be governed by the rules applicable to a replacement owner’s
policy, except that a title insurer or agency shall accept as evidence either a
replacement loan policy or a loan policy of an insurer under receivership, or a
copy of the same, for purposes of providing any applicable discount.
13.14.7.17 NMAC – N, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.18 LIMITED
PRE-FORECLOSURE TITLE INSURANCE POLICY: NM form 41 and,
if desired, NM form 42 may be issued upon receipt of an order in anticipation of the filing of an action to
judicially foreclose a mortgage, or other lien or security instrument
encumbering title, or to non-judicially foreclose a deed of trust. No
commitment shall be issued in connection with the policy. The amount of
coverage shall be equal to the unpaid principal indebtedness due under the lien
or note secured by the security instrument to be foreclosed. The policy shall
be furnished solely for the purpose of facilitating the foreclosure.
[13.14.7.18 NMAC – Rp, 13.14.7.22 NMAC, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.19 RESIDENTIAL LIMITED COVERAGE JUNIOR LOAN
POLICY: A title insurer or title
insurance agency may, issue NM
form 45 if all of the following conditions exist:
A. the
real property to be insured is one to four family residential property;
B. the
real property is located within an approved and recorded subdivision;
C. the
title insurance agency or title insurer has a complete copy of the loan policy
issued to an insured senior lender before the commencement of the title search;
and
D. the
loan is less than or equal to $125,000.
[13.14.7.19 NMAC – N, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.20 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.20 NMAC - Rn, 13 NMAC 14.7.20, 5/15/2000; A,
3/1/2016, Repealed 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.21 RESIDENTIAL LIMITED COVERAGE MORTGAGE MODIFICATION
POLICY:
A title insurer or title insurance agency may issue NM form 90 if all of the
following conditions exist:
A. the amount of
the policy shall not exceed the outstanding principal balance of the loan on
the date of the policy;
B. the policy shall
not increase the amount of coverage under the prior policy;
C. the real
property to be insured is one to four family residential property; and
D. the
title insurer or title insurance agent has a complete copy of the prior loan policy
before the commencement of the title search.
[13.14.7.21 NMAC – Rp, 13.14.7.27 NMAC, 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.22 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.22 NMAC - Rn, 13 NMAC
14.7.22, 5/15/2000; A, 7/1/2004; A, 9/15/2010; A, 3/1/2016; A, 7/1/2018,
Repealed 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.23 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.23
NMAC - Rn, 13 NMAC 14.7.23, 5/15/2000, Repealed 1/1/2021]
13.14.7.24 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.24 NMAC - N, 7/1/2004;
Repealed, 9/15/2009]
13.14.7.25 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.25 NMAC - N, 7/1/2004; A,
7/1/2005; Repealed, 9/15/2009]
13.14.7.26 [RESERVED]
[13.14.7.26 NMAC - N, 9/15/2010; A,
10/1/2012; A, 3/1/2016, Repealed 1/1/2021]
HISTORY OF 13.14.7 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History.
ID 74-1, Article 10, Chapter 58, Rule 2, Regulations for
Filing Title Insurance Forms and Rates, filed 3/7/1974.
SCC-85-6, Insurance Department Regulation 30 - Title
Insurance, filed 9/6/1985.
SCC-86-1, Insurance Department Regulation 30 - Title
Insurance, filed 5/9/1986.
History of Repealed Material. 13.14.7 NMAC, Loan, Leasehold Loan,
and Construction Loan Policies, (filed 5/15/2000), was repealed and replaced by
13.14.1 NMAC, Loan Policies effective 1/1/2021.
Other History.
Re-promulgated a portion of SCC-86-1, Insurance Department
Regulation 30 - Title Insurance (filed 5/9/1986) and renumbered, reformatted
and replaced as 13 NMAC 14.7, Loan, Leasehold Loan, and Construction Loan Policies,
effective 11/01/1996.
13 NMAC 14.7, Loan, Leasehold Loan, and Construction Loan
Policies (filed 10/2/1996), was renumbered reformatted, amended and replaced by
13.14.7 NMAC, Loan, Leasehold Loan, and Construction Loan Policies, effective
5/15/2000, amended effective 7/31/2014.
13 NMAC 14.7, Loan, Leasehold Loan, and Construction Loan
Policies effective 7/31/2014, amended effective 3/1/2016.
13.14.7 NMAC, Loan, Leasehold Loan, and Construction Loan
Policies effective 3/1/2016, amended effective 7/1/2018.
Justification: The purpose of the change is to make the rule consistent
with the promulgated NM Form 2, Loan
13.14.7 NMAC, Loan,
Leasehold Loan, and Construction Loan Policies, filed 5/15/2000, was repealed and replaced by 13.14.7 NMAC, Loan Policies,
effective 1/1/2021.